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TIRE EDUCATION the Story of Tire Diversion in California Offers Lessons on the Ways Management of This “Special Waste” Is Shifting Reprinted from TIRE EDUCATION The story of tire diversion in California offers lessons on the ways management of this “special waste” is shifting. An expert explains the evolution of end markets and policy within the Golden State – and explores how the products could roll into a larger circular economy. BY ED BOISSON ften defined as “special waste,” tires have always increased to an all-time high of 93 percent in 2012 as tire-derived had a unique niche within the broader recycling fuel exports peaked. The diversion percentage then dropped off to industry. Tires make up less than 2 percent of 81 percent in 2015. the municipal solid waste stream, yet tire manage- As described elsewhere in this issue of Resource Recycling, recy- Oment is tightly regulated by most states, and tire recyclers are cling stakeholders are increasingly embracing new policy goals such encountering a variety of local, regional and global market as establishing a circular economy, and they are shifting from waste development opportunities and challenges. management to sustainable materials management as a means of Tires offer a window on innovative market development strat- achieving those goals. CalRecycle is integrating such concepts into egies and the nascent shift to sustainability-focused policies. This its policies and programs, including focusing on a refined definition is especially true in California, where the Department of Resources of tire recycling, promoting feedstock conversion (for example, Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) has implemented an expan- replacing virgin rubber or other raw materials with crumb rubber in sive, evolving tire recycling market development strategy for over established products), and researching the recyclability of tire-de- two decades. This article offers a California tire recycling snapshot, rived products. But as with other recyclables, transforming the tire providing a high-level status report on the sector and the issues material life cycle is a difficult, long-term effort. shaping its future. INITIATIVES UNDER WAY TO BOOST RECYCLING DIVERSION VERSUS RECYCLING A number of efforts and societal factors are having an impact on tire VERSUS SUSTAINABILITY sustainability trends. CalRecycle’s Five Year Tire Plan has long included a 90 percent First, tires are being designed for increasingly long lives, and landfill diversion goal for tires, though it is not legislated. But CalRecycle has sponsored targeted education campaigns promoting since 2011 – when legislators set a statewide goal of recycling or the consumer maintenance needed to achieve this result. Some new composting 75 percent of all materials by 2020 – CalRecycle has tires are designed to use less material, and tire manufacturers are focused on increasing recycling activity. For measurement purposes, experimenting with plant-based rubber polymers that could replace tire recycling includes reuse as well as use of recovered material for a portion of the oil-based synthetic rubber used to make tires (in production of new tire-derived products from crumb rubber and use addition to natural rubber from trees, which is already part of the of tire-derived aggregate in civil engineering applications. Recycling feedstock mix). Reduced driving patterns and the rise of “sharing excludes combustion and beneficial uses like landfill alternative daily economy” services like Uber may also reduce scrap tire generation. cover (ADC) that otherwise “count” toward diversion goals. However, statistics on waste reduction, resource conservation and As shown in Figure 1 on page 28, the volume and percentage tire life-cycle impacts generally are not readily available. of tires recycled has been relatively flat for several years, fluctuating Reuse, including commercial truck tire retreading and resale of between fairly tight boundaries, with a 2015 rate of 36 percent. partially worn used tires, is strong and profitable, but also mature Total diversion, on the other hand, has fluctuated more widely and with little growth potential. Overall in California, 74,286 tons of RR | August 2016 27 tires were reused in 2015, with 43,358 tons retreaded FIGURE 1: CALIFORNIA SCRAP TIRE DIVERSION AND RECYCLING TRENDS and 30,928 tons sold for direct reuse. In addition, companies involved in tire reuse say the increasing quan- tity of lower-tier, low-cost tires from China is damag- ing their bottom lines. The low prices of these products undercut tire reuse sales, and due to their smaller tread size they have very limited, if any, reuse potential. In response to a formal U.S. tire manu- facturer complaint, the U.S. International Trade Agency recently determined certain tire imports are unfairly priced and harm the U.S. market, and the agency devel- oped a system of punitive tariffs, though they have not yet been imposed. Meanwhile, CalRecycle programs have helped devel- Source: California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) op a robust crumb rubber infrastructure and markets. In 2015, 76,195 tons of California tires were used to produce crumb rubber, 17 per- coverage of perceived environmental, health months, 42,000 tons are projected to be cent of all California tires. Over 17 million and safety concerns, this segment has sus- used in a single lightweight fill initiative. pounds of buffings from retreaders were also tained strong sales. Barriers include educating agencies and used, but tracked separately from crumb Molded and extruded products made engineers about the cost and performance rubber. These buffings were used primarily up about 8 percent of crumb rubber sales benefits when compared with conventional in pour-in-place playground surfacing and in 2015, making it the smallest-volume seg- construction materials in civil engineering landscape mulch products. ment. However, it is a diverse area. Califor- applications and overcoming logistical and About half of California crumb rubber nia-made products in this category include regulatory supply hurdles. flows to rubberized paving applications, roofing, flooring, sealants, landscaping items Tire-derived fuel is a strong and prof- supported by CalRecycle grants and techni- and much more. With the potential for itable market segment that thrives without cal assistance to local agencies. CalRecycle high-value product manufacturing, CalRe- state support. In 2015, four California research and support paved the way for cycle is providing additional support to this cement kilns consumed 85,721 tons of 2005 legislation requiring Caltrans (the state segment, including a pilot incentive pro- tire-derived fuel (over 19 percent of all Cali- transportation agency) to use crumb rubber gram that offers 10 to 40 cents per pound to fornia tires), in addition to over 12,000 tons in at least 35 percent of its paving proj- manufacturers as well as product testing and of tire fiber, a crumb rubber production ects. Although that target has not yet been technical assistance. residual. This demand level is near the up- achieved, the policy has greatly boosted per boundary given current kiln permitting demand. And Caltrans is now investigating OTHER MARKETS FOR MATERIAL and infrastructure. CalRecycle has been new specifications that could more than CalRecycle is focused on expanding the legislatively prohibited from promoting tire double state rubberized pavement use by above recycling markets, but tires contin- combustion since 2003, although prior to 2018. ue to move to high-volume, occasionally this it did provide support for research on CalRecycle’s grant program for tire-de- volatile diversion markets, and sometimes to the technology. rived products funds local purchases of landfills. Tire-derived aggregate (tire shreds Used tires have long been exported other (non-paving) products made from meeting engineering specifications) is used from California, mainly to Mexico. But crumb rubber. Along with a variety of di- in a variety of civil engineering applica- beginning in 2008, a surge in demand and rect monetary and technical/marketing assis- tions – for example, vibration mitigation in pricing catalyzed rapid growth in tire-de- tance services, these programs have provided light-rail systems and lightweight fill used rived fuel exports. New baling operations direct support to crumb rubber producers in landslide repair. CalRecycle technical (sometimes unpermitted) began competing and tire-derived product manufacturers. assistance helps develop and execute projects aggressively for tire supplies with established About a quarter of California crumb rubber and is complemented by a grant program. processors, driving tip fee revenue down and in 2015 was used as infill in synthetic turf In 2015, 11,668 tons of California tires triggering severe industry disruptions. This athletic fields. Despite sustained media were used at landfill projects. In coming trend peaked in 2012, declining somewhat 28 RR | August 2016 recently due to port strikes, CalRecycle enforcement and historically low prices for FIGURE 2: END USES OF CALIFORNIA SCRAP TIRES, BY YEAR competing fuels like oil and coal. As is seen in markets for other recyclables, export is notoriously volatile and can shift abruptly with changes in demand, pricing, container availability and national policies. With strong competition and limited markets, processors sometimes view landfills as a profitable alternative, based on dif- ferential tip fee revenue and avoidance of operational costs needed to prepare materi- als for value-added markets. In 2015, three California landfills used a total
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